All/General

An inspector’s view on husbandry refinements

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Anderson, D. B. 2005. An inspector's view on husbandry refinements. Animal Technology and Welfare 4, 87-88.

Report of the Working Group on Animal Distress in the Laboratory

Distress might therefore be considered as one or more negative psychological states indicative of poor well-being and that diminish an animal's well-being and quality of life. .. Distress can arise from housing animals in physical and social environments that do...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Brown, M., Carbone, L., Conlee, K. M. et al. 2006. Report of the Working Group on Animal Distress in the Laboratory. Lab Animal 35(8), 26-30.

Effects of interactions between humans and domesticated animals

Humans have many kinds of relationships with domesticated animals. To maintain relationships interactions are needed. Interactions with animals may be beneficial for humans but may also be risky. Scientific literature on effects of human-animal relationships and interactions in a workplace,...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Bokkers, E. A. M. 2006. Effects of interactions between humans and domesticated animals. In: Farming for Health. Hassink, J. , Van Dijk, M. 31-41. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Therapeutic and protective effect of environmental enrichment against psychogenic and neurogenic stress

A preponderance of the animal research data indicates that environmental enrichment exerts therapeutic and protective (anxiolytic) effects against impending threat, enduring effects of past stressor(s) and subsequent stressors.

Year Published: 2006Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Fox, C., Merali, Z., Harrison, C. 2006. Therapeutic and protective effect of environmental enrichment against psychogenic and neurogenic stress. Behavioral Brain Research 175(1), 1-8.

Naturalistic enrichment: integrating enrichment and immersion landscapes

Year Published: 2006Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Coe, J. C. 2006. Naturalistic enrichment: integrating enrichment and immersion landscapes. Shape of Enrichment 15(2), 6-7.

Animal welfare and protection during transport: the current legislative framework in European Union

This paper is aimed to review the current EU legislation affecting the animal transport.

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: All/General

Citation: Passantino A 2006. Animal welfare and protection during transport: the current legislative framework in European Union. Annali dell' Istituto Superiore di Sanit? 42(2), 222-230.

Establishing an appropriate period of acclimatization following transportation of laboratory animals

Stress associated with transportation has widespread effects on physiological systems in laboratory animals, including changes in the cardiovascular, endocrine, immune, central nervous, and reproductive systems. Although short-lived, these changes can confound research if animals are utilized before homeostasis is restored...

Year Published: 2006Topics: Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Obernier, J. A., Baldwin, R. L. 2006. Establishing an appropriate period of acclimatization following transportation of laboratory animals. ILAR Journal 47(4), 364-369.

Handling and Restraint

Laboratory animals are handled for a number of reasons, e.g. from simple tasks such as transfer from one cage to another or to a balance for weighing, to more complex procedures such as restraint in which the animal is immobilised...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: All/General, Cat, Dog, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: National Center for the Replacement, R. a. R. o. A. i. R. 2006. Handling and Restraint. National Center for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, London.

Animal behavior research findings facilitate comprehensive captive animal care: The birth of behavioral management

Behavioral management addresses questions about animal behavior as a critical and integral component of the overall health and well-being of these animals.

Year Published: 2006Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: All/General, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Weed, J. L., O'Neill-Wagner, P. L. 2006. Animal behavior research findings facilitate comprehensive captive animal care: The birth of behavioral management. Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates. AWIC Resource series., 6.

Postsurgical pairing: a discussion by the Refinement & Enrichment Forum

Our experience-based discussion suggests that social animals benefit from compatible companionship during post-operative recovery. The traditional practice of keeping animals alone in an unfamiliar environment after surgery increases the subjects surgery-associated stress. Providing a familiar, compatible companion is likely to...

Year Published: 2006Topics: Social Housing & Companionship, Surgery & Post-OpAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Van Loo, P. L. P., Skoumbourdis, E., Reinhardt, V. 2006. Postsurgical pairing: a discussion by the Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Animal Technology and Welfare 5, 17-19.